General Knowledge Quiz 1005 (20 MCQs)

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1. In what year was soccer's, or football's, last World Cup of the 20th century held?
2. With which of these is the name Barnaby particularly associated?
3. The Yenisei River in Asia flows in which direction?
4. Which of these is a disease associated with the absence of nicotinic acid in the diet, characterised by dermatitis, mild diarrhea and delirium?
5. What were the most frequent subjects of French impressionist painter Degas?
6. What tectonic plate motion causes earthquakes and landscape changes in Peru and Chile?
7. In communication over two-way radios, in use by the military, police and fire despatching systems, and CB radio, what does "over" mean?
8. Geoff Hunt, Jahangir Khan and Ross Norman were the only World Open Champions in the first ten years that the Championships were held, in which sport?
9. What attracts tourists to Whistler, British Columbia, Canada?
10. What are the components of laughing gas?
11. Traditionally, Easter buns are eaten on which day?
12. What is the title of an American comedy-drama presented mostly as the daydreams of Dr. John "J.D." Dorian, that follows the lives of employees of Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital?
13. In what sport does the equipment include a spider, a hook rest and a half butt?
14. The International date line passes through which of these?
15. Which is the mode in the list:1, 2, 2, 5, 9 and 17?
16. Who wrote "Badjelly The Witch", "A Little Pot Boiler" and "Small Dreams Of A Scorpion" ?
17. What instrument was used to measure accurately, small differences in vertical heights?
18. What is the symbol for a 35th wedding anniversary?
19. Which of these is used in mathematical drawing?
20. Which of these countries has the greatest population density?